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Featured on Miami Association of Realtors – Virtual Open House in Pinecrest
5840 SW 114 Terrace in Pinecrest is a 4 bed, 4 bath home featuring a separate guest house/artist studio on an acre property. Updated, featuring Portuguese tile and terra-cotta from Spain and a new roof in 2016. Over 80 exotic trees and a beautiful sparkling pool. Check out the Virtual Open House and contact us to schedule a private viewing. Check us out in another Virtual Open House!
A Corky Idea …
I stumbled across a use for all the wine corks we've collected over the years... Gave an old tray new life . It required nothing more creative than organizing corks on a dry tray - figuring out a pattern - then lifting a few up at a time, and dabbin Gorilla Glue underneath, to hold them. ...
Staging Your Home To Sell
Staging is a great way to present your house to potential buyers. I'm not talking a big ordeal, but even a few simple changes make a huge impact.Here are some easy ways to stage your home: Add a coat of paint to the inside and/or outside of the...
Ten Tips for Selling Your Home
Ten Tips ... How To Sell Your House: 1) Make your home accessible and visible ... with address numbers that are easy to see ... 2) Leave the front gates open 3) Place that FOR SALE sign out front 4) Clear the driveway of cars ... Trim plants that in any way block access to the house - or...
Welcome Home !!! Just Listed for $415,000 – 13100 SW 109 Place Miami, Florida
13100 SW 109th Place We will be holding a BROKER'S OPEN HOUSE, Wednesday, June 20 ... from Noon until 2pm ... You are welcome to drop in. Please do ! It's worth seeing if you're in the market for an updated, well-maintained and beautifully cared-for, absolutely move-in-ready home in the...
Miami Real Estate Listings, Foreclosures & Short Sales … What Is … What Isn’t
Surprisingly few homes right now ... for sale ... in Miami ... are short sales and/or foreclosures ... The numbers of distressed properties listed in the Multiple Listing Services (MLS) have dropped. In Pinecrest, of the 144 single family homes listed for sale in the MLS (priced from $278,000...
Flood Insurance Deadline Extended Until July 30,2012
The National Flood Insurance Program Deadline (which was to be suspended as of today's date) was extended late last night ... The extension goes through July 30,2012 ... after having been approved by both the House and the Senate. Homeowners and buyers will be able to get flood insurance... ...
UM Presidents House Sells for $9 Million
By Michael Vasquez The Miami Herald The Gables Estates home that has housed every University of Miami president since 1974 has been sold for $9 million, while the school puts the finishing touches on a new Pinecrest presidential residence. This bayside home on Old Cutler Road has served as...
Happy Memorial Day
As you spend the weekend at the pool or on the boat, take a moment to think about the troops who sacrifice everything so we may enjoy our freedom. Thank you for your bravery.
I Bought A House!
That's right...I am now a homeowner! My fiance and I just closed on our first home and couldn't be happier. From the beginning, we set out to find something in a great location, near our place of employment and families and something big enough to grow into (and a good school district-although...
Chasing My Highest Dreams: A Preview of My Climb to Mt Ranier
Guest contributor to MiamiRealEstateCafe.com Michael Restivo - Mike Off The Map ... because Miami isn't mountainous enough ... "Tomorrow I set off for the mountain I’ve been training six months to climb. I’m flying out to Washington to take on Mt. Rainier, the queen of the Cascades. At 14,400...
Purchase Offer Accepted
After looking at a slew of short sales and foreclosures, and having a full price cash offer rejected, our buyers are ecstatic ... celebrating royally right now. Their offer on a townhouse was accepted, and they are closing next month. Cash offers often give a seller a level of confidence...
Congratulations To Our Pinecrest Sellers
We are so pleased for our wonderful clients whose Pinecrest home closed this week. Congratulations! 9800 SW 71 Avenue SOLD (within about 4% of list price ...). The house sits directly across from Royal Palm Tennis Club ... and sold for $604,000.00 ... (Four bedrooms... pool... canal in the...
Investor Visas
Foreign nationals wanting to buy property in the United States can do so. Knowing which Visa to apply for (immigrant or non-immigrant) and deciding whether to invest as an individual or under an LLC or corporation are decisions that an attorney should advise you on. The options for...
Homebuyers Decide Within 90 Seconds ! That’s How Long You Have To Sell Them
Buyers decide whether a house is going to be their's ... within about a minute of walking through the front door. Market stats and the National Association of Realtors indicate that home-buyers decide within the first 90 seconds of entering a property. Sometimes it doesn't even take that long...
Pivital Role of Color Selection in Home Staging
We've been told that neutral colors appeal to the widest base of potential buyers. And for the most part, that's true (especially when the neutral colors are combined with warm accent pieces) ... The idea isn't just to have a blank canvas , but to have some warmth and intrigue as well....
